OC3D Review Asus Crosshair V 990FX Review

[Skeese]

Just need Bulldozer to land now...

 

[DwarfAdigginAhole]

YES!!!! FINALLY SLI ON AMD! >.<

 

[DwarfAdigginAhole]

What's upsetting to me, when I think back to using AMD cpus/mobos and their comparisons with Intel, is the focus could be purely on the cpu's performance cos the rest of the mobo's features would ~more or less~ be equal in terms of connectivity/expansion etc.

For far too long the AMD equiv have been lacking what Intel would soon enough be regarding as basic. And I don't like seeing this.

Yes the mobo is great, it's an Asus mobo so I'd never buy it myself (that's a personal preference), if you game or whatever, there's definitely excuses to go AMD - cost and upgrade-ability continuing to be some good ones.

But, Intel are about to feature mobos with PCIe 3.0 and 'quad' channel memory, and I just get the impression that as soon as AMD mobos make these things standard, Intel will be pushing something else new that AMD don't do.

(I do grant them the sata and usb advance, but it's taken time and £11 cards can do these things)

Don't get me wrong, the AMD choice in cpus is definitely there, just not for me. And it certainly doesn't qualify, in my eyes, spending any 'big' money on them. If you're going to do that, get the Intel equiv.

For crying out loud, they're well aware of PCIe 3.0 cos they're obviously testing with it with their gfxcards for a while. Memory - gah ! They employ memory management on their gfxcards too.

I want to see them come out with something that combines the use of their cpus, their gfxcards, their innovations, something perhaps only they can do. They have the means.

I don't understand the Gold award, unless it's for being gold inside the AMD zone alone, cos for mobos in general it's all a bit meh for me.

Rastalovich you make a valid point but, I bet ween the motherboard that will take Bulldozer to the next level, AM4. Once AM4 comes along, I am betting on full access to PCIE 16X 3.0 and who knows, it may put AMD so far ahead of 1155 they may even start to compete with LGA2011

 

[IvorStiffan]

Awesome, I can get my 570 now

 

[clifton.kennedy@gmail.com]

Nice review. I'm still on the fence choosing between SB / waiting for Bulldozer / waiting for Ivy Bridge... lol this article didn't help me get any closer to pulling the trigger on the upgrade... I could see myself going with this board or another brand, get a cheaper AMD proc and play around, just because it's been quite a few years since I bought and built an AMD rig. I think the last one was an Athlon 64 x2 or something... I'm still rocking my kentsfield, and a recent benchmark of 16 cpus @ 3ghz measuring single core clock for clock performance, the conroe is still right up there and besting AMD's current line-up, clock for clock single core... yeah not really a real world test setup but very interesting nonetheless. So far from what I'm seeing, is if you are into buying the expensive multimedia creation software, you should go Intel. If you prefer free software, like Blender, and others like that, I think AMD procs with more physical cores have the upperhand. It probably has something to do with Intel and the developers not accepting bribes...lol... conspiracy theories I know... just having fun.

uggg... from these benches, like 3dmark 11, my p score with a q6600 at 3.6ghz, and a 570 overclocked to 750 core, 2100 mem, Im within 100-200 pts of everything you showed... and I'm a casual gamer, so again, its difficult.

Ultimately, I would really like to get a 1080p monitor with a 120hz refresh, not necessarily for 3D, just I think it will help me with eye strain and general tiredness. So I'll probably build a suitable gaming rig around that. I'll hold onto the 570, maybe go sli, and then wait for the amd 7xxx or nvidia 6xx series and see what goes. The best games this year aren't for sale yet, like BF3, a few others, and I've already purchased SW:TOR so that's probably the longest wait. I think I have to wait for BF3 and the others to hit later this year, and really see where the market and the hardware is at then. I want to build a current rig that'll have 2-4 yrs of solid gaming so... again, must....still....wait....some....more....ugggggg

I'm done rambling. OC3D getting peeps rounded up yet for SW:TOR???

ciao~

 

[AxJaWz]

Nice review and nice Mobo!

 

[alienware]

But, Intel are about to feature mobos with PCIe 3.0 and 'quad' channel memory, and I just get the impression that as soon as AMD mobos make these things standard, Intel will be pushing something else new that AMD don't do.

Yup. That's Intel flexing their muscles and being frivolous.

Triple channel was never the hit it was bigged up to be. And, they have now ditched it (because I would imagine it was a selling point for the I7 range then). It was simply them saying "Look what we're doing that AMD aren't !".

And once again it offered very little over dual channel, hence why they have now switched back to it. Sandybridge's selling point is the raw speed, coupled with a basic underlying set up (dual channel 4gb of ram, for example). X58 also boasted both Xfire and SLI support, back when no other chipset did.

PCIE 3.0 = a complete bloody waste of money. Why? because they haven't even come close to maxing bandwith on PCIE 2.1 or whatever it is we have now.

You're right man, Intel will just bolt on a load of needless tat, use it as a marketting ploy and then charge people out the butt for it. And, no doubt, it'll be pointless crap people are happy to pay for just because it sounds pretty cool.

It's kinda like the whole PCIE 16x = 16x. Instead of the lanes splitting into 8x. I've seen dippys sell their motherboard and buy a dual 16x lane board just to see a 5% increase

Snakeoil. If there was ever a more fitting industry to use that term in it's the PC market.

YES!!!! FINALLY SLI ON AMD! >.<

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[michaelah500]

Nice board. Lovely infact. BUT. The heatsink design: it's a bit of a step back from the design of the heatsink on the IV Formula :|

 

[DwarfAdigginAhole]

Nice board. Lovely infact. BUT. The heatsink design: it's a bit of a step back from the design of the heatsink on the IV Formula :|

Man I don't know what you are talking about, that Heat Sink is epic!

 

[hutch2310]

got the board off pc case gear couple of days ago!, cant wait to whack it in cant yet tho gotta get some more stuff

 

[hutch2310]

Do i have to use the sli crossfire or can i just use 1 graphics card?

 

[mrDMxtreme]

Do i have to use the sli crossfire or can i just use 1 graphics card?

you can use just 1 graphics card if you want

 

[myblogfull]

Yes the mobo is great, it's an Asus mobo so I'd never buy it myself (that's a personal preference), if you game or whatever, there's definitely excuses to go AMD - cost and upgrade-ability continuing to be some good ones.

 

[Davidsons08]

I suppose, I like ASUS. but you realize this thread is like 10 months old. XD

 

[livin4death2]

heys guys newbie here.

i brought this board intending to buy a bulldozer when they came out but them failing by some what i decided to hold back and stick with this athlon for now.

iv been told to sell everything and buy in in to intel but they cost allot.... what would you guys recomend stick with this or join the dark side?